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Long before he became a prominent actor, John Malkovich tackled on several different jobs to make a living. "I worked in an office supply store, I drove a school bus, I painted houses, I worked for a Mexican landscape gardening company, picking out weeds," he revealed in a 2001 interview. After leaving school in 1976, he joined the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, with whom he played in a number of performances. On-stage, the Christopher, Illinois native won the prestigious Obie Award for his performance in Sam Shepard's play "True West".

Subsequently venturing into acting, Malkovich immediately earned his first ever Oscar nomination for his film debut in the 1984 "Places in the Heart". Such achievement helped earn him some other notable roles, like those in "The Glass Menagerie" (1987) and "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988) before he collected another Oscar nomination for his starring role in the Clint Eastwood's film "In the Line of Fire" (1993). In 1999, he teamed up with director Spike Jonze and created the notable film project titled "Being John Malkovich", for which he won American Comedy Award and New York Film Critics Circle Award.

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A series of iconic photographs have been recreated by photographer Sandro Miller featuring John Malkovich as the subject. In the 35 images, Malkovich re-enacts poses by Marilyn Monroe, John Lennon and Alfred Hitchcock among others for an exhibition called "Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters" which will take place at the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago starting on November 7.

Summer is fast approaching and NBC is gearing up to debut its new show, "Crossbones". The network has now dropped the first trailer for the pirate drama, giving a look at John Malkovich as the legendary pirate Edward Teach a.k.a. Blackbeard.

The Wrap learns that "The Penguins of Madagascar" has just cast two actors. According to a source who reveals the casting news to the site, Benedict Cumberbatch and John Malkovich have been signed on to lend their voice for the animated spin-off pic, which has been made into a Nickelodeon TV series, a comic book and a straight-to-DVD movie.

John Malkovich rescued a badly-injured Ohio man in downtown Toronto on Thursday night, June 6. Jim Walpole (79) and wife Marilyn (75) were on their way back to King Edward Hotel from a dinner when Jim tripped on a curb and hit a sharp part of a scaffolding which slit his throat.

John Malkovich drags Bruce Willis back into trouble in the first trailer for "Red 2". Malkovich bumps into Willis at a supermarket and tells the latter to embark on another dangerous mission. Reluctant to take the offer, Willis says, "I'm retired, ok. I'm happy." Trying to convince his old partner in crime, Malkovich says, "You haven't killed anybody in months."

Jack Osbourne has officially become a father to a baby girl. HELLO! Magazine has just broken the news that the 26-year-old son of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne and his fiancee Lisa Stelly have welcomed their first child together, and they named their bundle of joy Pearl.

The Kardashians are here to stay. Their reality show "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" has just been renewed by E! for three more years including the upcoming 18-episode seventh season which kicks off May 20.

British girl-group The Saturdays have scored a reality show that will air on E! The show, which is not yet titled, will follow the fivesome's personal and professional lives as they move to Los Angeles and conquer the continent with their music and charm.

Indie crime drama "Cut Bank" will feature star-heavy ensemble cast including Armie Hammer, Ben Kingsley and John Malkovich. The trio of males will lead in the movie which script by Roberto Patino was lauded in the 2009 Black List.

Will decides to have the glee club performing "The Rocky Horror Show" for the annual school musical after learning of Emma's newfound love for the cult classic. Despite Sue's usual scheming, the members of New Directions inject their distinctive style to such timeless tracks as "The Time Warp" and "Damn It, Janet."

John Malkovich is hoping to return to Istanbul, Turkey with a new opera featuring a local critic's harsh review of the actor's last production in the city. The "Being John Malkovich" star was floored by the criticism of The Infernal Comedy, in which he starred as part of the 17th International Istanbul Theatre Festival this summer - but he has derived something positive out of it.

John Malkovich has gone to court in a bid to reclaim the $2.2 million jailed conman Bernie Madoff took from him. The Pascal Sauvage of "Johnny English" lost a fortune as a former client of the infamous schemer and argues the $670,000 he received from the trustees who liquidated Madoff's firm was not nearly enough.